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I guess on a global scheme, this is unavoidable though, and so, it won't help matters if Black women are suppressed and not given the spotlight to showcase their presence in the world as being beautiful. Due to the awful history of how Black women have been so incredibly abused, now that their beauty is being acknowledged is great, but it is also important, imo, that Black men like you @Pioneer1 continue to bring up the pitfalls too! I, for one, appreciate you bringing up how we have been so exploited. Black beauty should NOT be exploited to support White Supremacy ever. It is a great thing when other kinds of people acknowledge Black beauty though, but there is a fine line to acknowledgment versus exploitation.

Black people should have never allowed 'ourselves' to be aligned with the DEI movement, but that is what Obama represented and so, there you go. That DEI movement was to move forward the homosexual movement and thus, Black people have now become linked to this and this is insane.

WOW! I want to know more about this! I wonder why Lowes and McDonalds in on this list. I have my suspicions about Aldi though!

Maybe for some things but when it comes to this issue of race and White Supremacy this concept becomes problematic imo. I never read up on Malcolm X but I was told that he had a serious fetish with White people. So for him to preach to Black people did not go very well in the end. Just like Bill Cosby too. For this kind of message, I believe that you need to be perfect otherwise it does invalidate their teaching and messages, imo. So yes, in some regards, it is good to 'do what they say but do not do what they do' but not for everything.

Absolutely. When Black people stop believing the false undertones about the European Jews that has been set up then, maybe we will understand the reality. When Europeans insult the White or European Jews, it is based on context of which they are fully aware of and on the other hand, we have been made to not recognize the deceit. When Europeans insult the 'European Jews' they are underhandedly insulting the entire presence of the Jews which would include the Original Jews as well, but many of us have been deceived to believe that there is no such reality of the Original Jews. So therefore, when Black people insult the European Jews, we are in effect not realizing the whole historical aspect of this kind of insult. The Europeans Jews ended up getting attacked for a wider range of issues that is not just what happened to them in the Holocaust. They became a scapegoat for other past issues as well and are underhandedly being linked to other past historical events that they were not realizing was going to be linked to them as well. It's kind of like an inside joke against them, that they did not realize was going to happen. When Black people speak against the European Jews and do not frame it within context, then that is the very problem. In a sense, it's kind of like we are insulting ourselves! The organization of a National movement to recognize 'White' Jews to the Original Jews created the movement at the same time to completely redefine the Original Jews as being 'White'. So no matter if the Original Jews were living in Europe, Africa, or America back at this time, the Original Jews were being erased under the Western definition. And so, this lined up the European Jews to become like a scapegoat for all the ills of the distant past as well while the Original Jews are getting their 'butts kicked' along with other people of AFrican descent.

We are facing some terrible times. He froze a lot of federal programs and it seems too though, that a lot of people that voted for him will also be hurt too.

On this point, I wonder why Black Americans do not address our inner conflict as well, with regards to Colorism. Interesting point here and I get the sense that this is addressing issues of Colorism too, however, it seems strange to me that Black Americans do not address it openly either. We allow this issue to be address delicately. I think his message was on point, but maybe it was a failed message because, although he pushed this message, I wonder though did he himself live up to it.

Oh no. Don't forget to mention the paper bag test. The DEI movement did not help Black women either. Oh WOW!

Oh WOW! Here we go again!!! On the same time cycle that the comet came its closest to our earth and the sun, . . . Coincidence!? . . . beginning to become obvious! God is Trying to tell us something. On January 13, 2025 there was a major earthquake that occurred in Southwest Japan and also hours later, the news channels became bombarded by many calls from people in Richmond, Virginia because they felt an earthquake. In addition, as this incredible comet was already in the inner solar system and moving towards the sun, there were other major phenomena to also occur as well. There were volcano activities in Ethiopia whereby tens of thousands of people were made to evacuate. In other areas too in the east there were other earthquakes and volcano eruption activities. The more and more I read about comets and in how fast they move and approach our inner solar system, the more and more I am beginning to believe that they do affect our planet. World Strong earthquake hits southwestern Japan, triggering temporary tsunami alerts Updated on: January 13, 2025 / 1:09 PM EST / CBS/AP https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-earthquake-tsunami-advisory-jan-13-2025/ 2.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Richmond, Virginia Tuesday; no damage or injures reported https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/01/15/richmond-va-earthquake-tuesday/77714026007/ Ethiopia January 2025 Exodus continues from Ethiopia earthquake epicenter Last week, the Ethiopian federal government announced plans to evacuate at least 80,000 residents from the spots of the active volcano sites in Afar and the nearby localities of the Oromia and Amhara regions. https://www.voanews.com/a/exodus-continues-from-ethiopia-earthquake-epicenter/7936987.html China Earthquake 7.1 Disaster description An earthquake of 7.1 M at a depth of 10 km occurred in southern Xizang, Tibet Autonomous Region, south-western China, on 7 January at 01.05 UTC (9.05 local time). ... Media reports, as of 8 January, 126 fatalities, 188 injured people, 407 rescued people, 30,000 evacuated people, and a total of more than 46,500 affected people across 27 villages throughout the affected area. In addition media also reports over 3,600 damaged and destroyed houses. https://reliefweb.int/disaster/eq-2025-000004-chn Powerful earthquake rocks remote region of Tibet and parts of Nepal, killing more than 120 Hong KongCNN — More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India. The 7.1-magnitude quake struck at 9:05 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and was followed by multiple aftershocks, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/china/china-tibet-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html

Yes, I absolutely and agree and that is the one issue that leads me to believe that there is so much more that humans will soon discover! Hilarious but sad! LOL

Oh yes! Here we go again! Another Comet has come into our inner solar system and is set to move its closest to our sun and earth today, January 13, 2025! ********** Comet, C/2024 G3 ********** Yes, that amazing Atlas Comet was the big deal last year in 2024. Not only did it come close to earth in October of 2024 but months earlier it was also a big deal. On April 8, 2024, this same comet, C/2023 Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet, was located near this amazing Total Solar Eclipse! But the reason why it was named C/2023 would be because it was sited that following year of 2023! For this reason, the movement of comets and their location varies and they can move throughout our inner solar system for some time. And although, this recent comet has now been highlighted, however, it was discovered last year! Yes, this recent comet, C/2024 G3, all of a sudden around December 2024 began to be news in how it would become closest to our planet earth this month. In fact, today, January 13, 2025, it has been tracked and will come the closest to our earth now! But however, this comet was first sited last year! This comet today, was first sited on April 5, 2024, and that would only be three (3) days before the phenomenal Total Solar Eclipse occurred on April 8, 2024! Now it has been that comet C/2024 G3 may become so bright that it may be visible during the daytime. However, it has come extremely close to the sun and some believe that it might not survive the close encounter and blow up. On the other hand, some scientist have come to realize that this comet is very, very old, and has made it around our sun before, and so, it might make it again! This comet is set to move the closest to the sun today, January 13, 2025 and also it will move its closest to our earth today as well. In addition, tonight, there will be a full moon. Get that, a full moon on the 13th day of the month--That's big news! The scientific First Day of the lunar months begins on the full moon of which always occurs on the 13th day after a new moon! What an alignment of time! So to also have a comet, an ancient comet come into our inner solar system and come its closest to our sun and earth today, it spectacular! For some strange reason, the fashion in which these star wonders are reported can be a little confusing. The information about them, I suppose, may not be easy to explain because of the way that comets move through space. Obviously, comets are 'moving stars' that continue to move but unlike planets though, they keep on moving! This is key to understanding the Great Deceiver in how he has deliberately confused the world on the validity and accuracy about the ancient Star of Bethlehem. Planets are 'moving stars' too, but they come to rest at a point and then set into an orbit around the sun along with the other planets that have done the same. However, because the science and behavior about comets varies greatly, certain comet stars are not given a specific scientific explanation to better understand their distinction. There are even some kinds of comets that have come into our inner solar system and remain and orbit too, but nevertheless, they are of a different composition as oppose to the giant planets and they do not move like planet stars and are located in different areas in our solar system. At any rate, this particular ancient comet can not easily be viewed in the Northern Hemisphere, however, recently some report that it may be visible very low on the horizon for a few days after it makes its closest encounter to the earth. This news too, would not be the only big news recently. Apparently, there has been a lot of hype about major Planetary Alignment, or parade, or whatever that will happen this very month of January 2025 and then again on February 28, 2025. In addition, tonight will be a full moon, on the very night that this ancient comet will come its closest to both the sun and the earth! This is a lot to take in!

The Miss USA Pageant & the Surprising Number of Black Contestants 2024 What a big change this year! It makes me wonder what kind of politics are behind this event even more. Last year, there were a lot of hype about certain Hispanic contestants and now, all of a sudden, it seems, the shift of spotlight has concentrated on the Black girls!? So not only was the big news of how the runner up to Miss Universe was Miss Nigeria USA, but on our side of the water were the many Black beauties too, that won some titles. Like Miss Nigeria USA, however, there were several Black immigrant contestants from Africa in both the Miss America pageant and the Miss USA pageants, but then thankfully, there were also some of our own girls being represented as well. The most viral news too was about the Miss Texas in the America pageant of whom is an immigrant from Ghana and she became runner up in the Miss America pageant. However, when I searched, I stumbled across the Miss Texas USA and she is also a Black beauty, Miss Arrieanna Ware! Although Miss Texas USA did not win the title of Miss USA, however, she did place in the Top Ten and many reviewers believed that she was robbed and should have made it to the Top Five as well. Personally, I think her gown in the Miss Texas pageant would have been a better choice for the national competition. But then, get this; the winner of the crown of Miss USA was an Afro-Latina! Miss Michigan, Alma Cooper, won the crown for Miss USA 2024 and went on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. Brains and Beauty. She is a graduate at West Point in the top 5% of her class and she is also a student at Stanford University in pursuit of a master's degree in Data Science. There were so many other Black beauties in this pageant, whether immigrants or not. Some of my favorites were also Miss Ohio, Miss Iowa, Miss Nevada, Miss Massachusetts, and the tall girl with the afro, Miss Colorado. Also, Miss Virginia, Miss Oklahoma, Miss New York, Noni Diarra Miss Pennsylvania USA Philadelphia native, Noni Diarra, earned her Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology from West Chester University in 2022. She is the daughter of a single mother. Melissa Sapini Miss Massachusetts USA She enjoys guest reading and interpreting Haitian Creole for new migrant students. Jessi Kalambayi Miss Colorado USA Jessi Kalambayi is a first-generation Congolese-American Kleo Torres Miss District of Columbia USA She is also an Afro-Latina, her organization is about youth of incarcerated parents. Najah Ali Miss Nevada USA From a family of seven. A broadcast journalism graduate summa cum laude from University of Nevada. Miss Ohio Miss Michigan, Miss USA winner, Alma Cooper Miss Texas USA, Arrieanna Ware, Winner of the Swimsuit Competition

I've come back to this thread because I was in a rush and did not get to post everything that was on my mind about this recent pageant. Miss Georgia is the contestant that was originally from Haiti and Miss North Carolina came from an HBCU. She was a student of NCCU, North Carolina Central University, a great college! I actually went to this college! It is located in Durham, North Carolina and I enrolled in Graduate level classes in hopes of pursuing a master's degree in education. The professors were awesome! Many non-Black students go to this college as well. I put my son in summer basketball camp program once and it too was awesome! The campus is spread out in the community over on the Black side of the city and it is expanding. The traffic can get hectic though but it was once in a very historic time period where it was known as Hayti Center where there were a lot of Black events and shopping centers. The Hispanic stores have opened up in various places and led to a big change too. The college campus was sited for having poor building construction and mold too. I think that this college may have merged with other systems, but I'm not sure. Anyway, when Miss North Carolina won the title, she was big news! Although she did not place in the national pageant, she did well. Although, the Miss America pageant had a significant presence of Black Immigrant contestants, I can see that other pageant systems are also doing this as well. And, although I find this to be so strange, however, I can see that this was bound to happen due to America's first formation and their symbol of the Statue of Liberty! I do not have any anger against the Black immigrants though, however, my frustration is towards this American government. How can they financially ignore us, the Descendants of Slaves, and knock down the Reparation due us, and then financially support immigration. That is insane imo. I hear countless stories of how immigrants come to America and are able to live the American dream, while on the other hand, many of us DOS are still being severely oppressed. So although, it is great to see beautiful Black immigrant contestants, however, it gives me much joy when I do see one of our girls become acknowledged too. And this brings me to the Miss USA pageant! Although, I did not see this news readily, I was shocked to see how many Black contestants were in that pageant this year! WOW! And the one that struck the biggest news was Miss Texas USA! Arrieanna Ware won the title of Miss Texas and went on to compete in the national pageant where she placed in the Top Ten. But before I forget, i do want to say that the winner of the Miss America pageant, Miss Alabama, was stunning. She owned that crown. Also another of my favorites was Miss South Carolina. Her gown was so lovely and she was so graceful. Her platform about children of incarcerated parents was incredible. She is a child of an incarcerated parent. ___________________________________________________________ Here is Miss Texas USA 2024! Arrieanna Ware mentioned that she was a Navy Brat and for many years she lived in Europe. She also was born in Louisiana and lived in Florida and New York before moving to Texas where she won the title of Miss Dallas. She won her titles after only being in the pageant for her first time! When she was announced as Miss Texas, she leaned over to hug her mother even before she was crowned. She Won the Swimsuit Competition in the National pageant! Arrieanna Ware There were so many other Black contestants in this pageant and get this, the winner, Miss Michigan, is an Afro-Latina!

On a small scale, I consider all of these recent police killings of young Black men and women a government trap that leads to a lot of broken souls. On a larger scale, although the history of how some people in Haiti fought back successfully and achieved victory is awesome, however, the all powerful Western Powers have constantly worked against them and for this reason, a lot of hope is lost. The Western Powers are definitely a part of why certain actions of 'brutal retaliation' are occurring over there, but I think that some of us over here may not understand too, that the violent retaliations that do occur, at times, is done in Black face! Nevertheless, it is due to being supported, in secret, by Western Powers and this kind of retaliation keeps the Black factions fighting against each other. When Black people are given support to violently fight against Black victimization, well, that kind of evil can lead to someone giving up all hope. Don't you understand that is how America was able to form? America is a Laissez-faire government. It set up with Black support! Then afterwards, It sits back and watch Blacks fight against each other and only intervene if their interest is not being served. No matter, I still can tell though, that there are some positive movers and shakers still fighting for their human rights over there in Haiti and they are holding out for better days. So even though, there are a lot of broken souls due to White racism, however, there are still people like me that do not believe this will go on forever. Yes, I understand that a kind of, false religious beliefs has given many Black people a false sense of security and they have come to believe that they can live with the system of racism white supremacy. Many Black people have maybe, unknowingly come to believe that America provides the greatest existence on earth and this is so sad because in this kind of belief, many have become completely blind to what is going on in the prison systems, the schools systems, and etc. This kind of blind eye to the negative aspects of America has caused them to become a wall to many desperate souls. Many go to Church and pray to a White Jesus and thank the Great White Father for their wonderful benefits here in America and do not realize that the scriptures do not support their being lukewarm! That is interesting! Idk much about the affects Russia's policies had on their endeavors but I believe that America's immigration policies have done more harm than good.

Yep. That's me. Furthermore, I think that, by nature, this kind of powerlessness causes many Black women to fall into this category as well. My power, of which I do have, comes from within and it gives me the strength to keep researching for truth and to keep believing and hoping in a better government that will form. I do not believe that this kind of government has formed yet, but I do make my appeals, in spirit, to a higher power because I believe that there should be a sort of, clean sweep, meaning a complete overhaul of how world governments exist today.

Depressing. But the roots of this evil should be recognized and then maybe we can grow from this corruption and do better. The roots of this kind of Black hatred stems far back before America even formed.

Yes! That's good! My son has tried to explain the Stock market, and it is like speaking Greek for me. I just do not understand. btw, that indoctrination that you mentioned in another thread is probably at work here, in that, some Black folks do not really manifest what they say that they believe. They seems to behave like they believe in the American System which is actually contrary to the scriptures. For example, in many Black Churches, posted are images of White Jesus and that is completely contrary to scriptures. But you are right in that we should 'Never give up. Keep pressing towards the mark.'

That's not going to happen. Everyone has expectations. A person will hope in their own selves or a higher power, that's just nature. And a person will make a plea to others, whether a human or a higher power, in other words pray, and again, that is just human nature. We can either make an appeal to another human or to a higher power, but that will continue. Absolutely! Please give me an example, here. That is vital, to fight is key to bringing about change just as much as having hope and faith and anticipating for that change to happen. In other words, 'Praying and having faith in getting help from a higher power or having faith of getting help from anyone without works is dead'. I agree that it is useless to believe in getting help from anyone if you don't do anything to help bring about that change. But given some of the history of how such actions were dealt with, I don't see how you cannot recognize why some Black people just give up and throw in the towel. I just recently saw something about how in the deep South hundreds of heads that have been decapitated were hung about all along the slave row to show the slaves how a certain revolt was dealt with. I do not believe that Black people give up due to their religious beliefs, however, it is harsh and brutal retaliation on the part of this government. Many souls have been broken.

IDK it seems like you are ignoring the Black origins on how this indoctrination came about. White Supremacy could never have happened if there were not Black hatred.

🤣 Thank you for bringing me back to the ground on this! I can see your perspective here! So it seems to me that it's political. Even though it is obvious to some of us Black folk that there is beauty in Black folk, however now, after all of these decades, the pageants are allowing Black beauties to compete. So, it's not that they do not recognize truth, but from a political perspective, Black beauties are just objects to achieve some sort of goal. In some regards, this is depressing but then, on the other hand, I am happy to see Black beauty in males and females highlighted in a positive light for a change. Scary and sad! And I now think on this wise, too, that Black Americans who choose to leave America may be in search of the same kind of happiness in other countries, whether Europe or Asia or else where, even Africa! This search for happiness in lands where there is still a lot of Black oppression stems from the early origins of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Ship Trade. This is terrible. Nevertheless, I believe that this too will change.

While we wait, I agree that we should keep our history alive anyway possible! I agree that to tell Black people to wait, is frustrating, however, for many of us, that is all we can do instead of giving up hope altogether. I can see that you are frustrated with your 'sky fairy' non-belief, however, @ProfD, unfortunately, history shows us that putting your trust in mankind, whether Black or non-Black is useless and, thinking that you can bring about change by yourself is also not going to work. I hope that you won't continue to be so frustrated with those of us who fight and wait for a higher power to intervene.

This is news to me. In theory that would be a good endeavor, but when it comes to the history of this kind of endeavor, I do not believe it will work at all. Yes, I am a go-getter and look for this kind of opportunity, but so far, historically, the only way that Black people have been motivated to bring a wide scale change for better was if there was violence. I am definitely optimistic that change for the better will happen though. On a small scale, I believe that everyone who has a positive outlook should try to organize some type of social group or do something though. Education is key. And so is communication and this is what I like about this community. Exchanging and sharing thoughts and ideas continually. Something positive always happens imo. Yes. certainly!

@ProfD I have to disagree although in theory, I would agree a little. One of the reasons why I disagree would be because I believe that there have been Black businesses and some have done well but, no matter, in this powerful government, I just do not believe that Black businesses would become all that powerful to make a great change against Black oppression. But then, let me ask you if you know of any Black businesses that have done well. Some of the businesses that you listed as examples are very big and powerful such as google and Sam's Club and also sports franchises, and again, I don't believe that a Black business started along those lines would be able to compete in any kind of market to get great support, financially or otherwise. But can you give some kind of breakdown example how you think that could even happen? And as far as believing in a Supreme Being, if Black people cannot get out of oppression right now, then that would be the only way to not give up. Keeping hope alive in a higher being even while someone even attempts to start a business would be key to survival. We should study wealth building as you stated but at the same time, we should accept reality too, in how this American government operates and have historically maintain their power on many levels when some people of color did start businesses and became successful. This system has been really good at petitioning to certain successful Black people and buying them out completely and taking over their businesses. This, imo, has happened a lot. I remember a Black owned restaurant named Pan pans and in how it was bought out! Black people and so many other kinds of people would go there to eat and enjoy the photos on the walls of Black celebrities that did also go there. But the city wanted that land to gentrify the area and forced him to move his restaurant to the mall. Soon, a Chinese company bought that restaurant in the mall. The manager did not have enough relatives, I think to expand and so, he retired. Now the restaurant completely changed. Also, I remember a clothes line called FUBU, For Us By Us and it became really successful, but soon, I think it was bought out too! Black Americans in America have tried to start businesses but I wonder if Black people recognize how this American government works when it comes to Black Americans who try to start a big business, not a small family business, but a big one. Let's take the late Nippy Hussle, for example, what did he do wrong? He became a millionaire with his business. He pushed that we should eliminate the middle man. He also make business connections with certain people outside of America. He was definitely expanding. And let's take the Rap industry for another example. It seems to me that some of them in the very beginning got big because they got help from non-Black wealthy people, so if they did not do it that way, then what other options did they have? What kind of Black people here in America would be a positive contact that would NOT have some kind of strings attached to a Black person who wanted to started a mega-business? IDK... sounds like a pipe dream...

Black Immigrant Contestants in the Miss America Pageant 2025 Black Immigrant Contestants in the Miss America Pageant 2025 On the subject of immigration, I thought it was interesting that a few of the Black contestants of this years Miss America pageant were immigrants. In my opinion, it seems to me that this was the ultimate goal, anyway of America from its origin. This government formed in a land that was well inhabited and from the beginning, they intended on setting up an immigrant government after violently killing off many innocent peoples. This government justified killing off millions of American Indians for various reasons that today those reasons are accepted as being a human right today. And because they had a problem and could not enslave the residue of the Original American Indians that survived the genocidal movements against them, therefore, they began stealing millions of little African children and shipping them over here to be enslaved for life. For this reason today, this American government has decided that they need to erase this aspect of their history and therefore have decided to cover it up by redefining American Descendants of Slaves [i.e. DOS]as being 'immigrants'. Therefore the many Black immigrants today would be welcomed because this would be a great help in America's movement to erase their violent history of slavery and in how America formed and to be redefined as a peaceful immigrant government. Nevertheless, Bible prophecy has captured this ploy. The prophet Zechariah comes to mind on this very subject. He defines this immigrant government in a most incredible detail. At any rate, here are some pictures of the Black immigrant contestants of this years Miss America's pageant starting with Miss Washington defined as a First Generation Eritrean American! Crazy! There was a contestant originally from Haiti and then there was the runner up, Miss Texas and she was originally from Ghana. I believe that these pageants are not just a scholarship contest that includes beauty but I believe they are used for political reasons. Hermona Girmay Miss Texas is originally from Ghana. She was the runner up! Miss North Carolina Cary Everett; not sure of her country of origin Here is the complete picture of all of the contestants. Miss Alabama won the pageant. Miss Texas was the runner up.

I agree. It makes no sense. Absolutely true! Maybe, but this government is helping because they have taken a lot of it out of the books in public schools. It seems the history starts with the CRM. But yeah, what do we do about that? This seems true and very depressing but I can understand why it would be so. America imo has reached out to certain Black people in other countries to come over here to offset the DOSers and use this ploy to erase what they did to us. Oh! This reminds me of what I've just seen on the recent pageant. I agree and cannot fault or blame those people for leaving their home countries either, but I do believe this is problematic for us too.